Tuesday, February 2 is a day for celebration! Back in January we had Three Kings Day. The tradition is that whoever found the “king” in their cake hosted the next party. In Mexico, it is a tamale party on Candlemas on February 2.
Hello, Friends.
Tuesday, February 2 is Candelemas which is the next celebration. In Mexico, the person who got the piece of cake with the baby in it on Three Kings day in is responsible for hosting the tamale party on February 2! Join us for the cook along!
Join our cook along. Paola will teach us her tamale “casserole”.
Ingredients:
2 cups of flour Maseca (masa harina)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/2 cup olive oil
1-1/ 2 cups chicken broth
2 cups chicken, shredded
1 can (15 oz) mixed vegetables (peas, carrots, corn) drained
1/2 medium onion, chopped
3 Roma tomatoes, chopped
1 finely chopped serrano pepper
1 garlic clove finely chopped
In case you want to use black beans, it would be:
3 cups black beans (1 1/2 cooked with its broth and 1 1/2 ground and refried beans) you can use cans
2-3 cups of cheese of your preference
If you want to try traditional tamales, pick up a package of corn husks by the masa harina. You will need shorting to make the paste for the tamales.
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